Window structure for vehicles



June 1, 1937. R. T. AXE

WINDOW STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLES Filed Sept 5, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet lVENTOR.

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Patented June 1, 1937 WINDOW STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLES Roy T. Axe,Syracuse, N.

Y., assignor to The 0. M.

Edwards Company, Inc., Syracuse, N. Y., a corporation of New YorkApplication September 5, 1934, Serial No.'742,767

2 Claims.

This invention relates to window structures, particularly for motorvehicles, as buses, and has for its object a simple economical guidemeans for guiding the flat sash in an arcuate path during the raisingand lowering thereof, particularly in vehicles, where because of thecomparatively low height of the roof over the seating space, the sashesraise into the curved side portions of the roof.

It further has for its object an arcuate guide means which is readilyattachable or applicable to the post structure of a vehicle body and tothe sashes.

It further has for its object arcuate guide means which includeinterfitting parts mounted respectively on the posts and on the sash andhaving arcuate ribs and channels, where the part, usually the channel,carried by the sash extends the full height of the sash.

It further has for its object a sash constructionin which the part, inthis embodiment of the invention the channel, is detachably secured tothe sash, so that the sash can be readily removed and replaced and alsoreadily adjusted in a direction Widthwise of the sash to conform tovariations, within limits, of the spacing of the posts and smallmisalinements out of the vertical of the posts.

It also has for its object a simple arrangement 30 of a facing strip onthe post structure and opposed to the edge of the sash and formed withmeans, as openings, for coacting with the latch or bolt of a sashholder, usually mounted on the lower rail of the sash.

Italso has for its object a particularly simple and rigid cornerconstruction of a sash consisting of hollow or channel-shaped metalrails and stiles.

The invention consists in the novel features 40 and in the combinationsand constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings in which like characters designate corresponding parts in allthe 45 views.

Figure l is a fragmentary elevation of a pair of windows and framesembodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2, the sash being removed.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view on line 4-4, Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary edge view of the top 55 rail of the sash.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6-6, Figure 5.

In bus constructions, where the seats are elevated relatively to thecenter aisle so as to be comparatively close the roof is low relativelyto the seats, it is necessary in elevating the window sashes to movethem up under the curved roof into the space between the roof and theinner lining of the car body.

One of the principal objects of this invention is arcuate guide meansfor the sash which permits an easy raising and lowering of the sashwithout rattling or looseness in all positions along its arcuate orcurvilinear path.

I designates, generally, the window frame which includes a'poststructure separating the windows. As here shown, these posts includestrips 2 and 3 arranged edgewise to each other, the strips to the roof,that is, where 1 3 both being toward the inner side of the car body-andformed with an integral face plate 4 formed withoffset guides or grooves5 for receiving the edges of the lining strips 6. The facing strips 4extend laterally to opposite sides of the post strip 3 forming angularspaces 1 on the sash side of the posts.

8 designates, generally,'a sash. This comprises a sash frame formed upof metal, usually sheet metal or extruded metal, to form a groove 9 forreceiving the margins of a glass pane Ill and a sealing strip H ofyielding material, as rubber.

Each sash consists of the usual top and bottom rails l2, l3 and stilesM. The stiles and top rails are secured together in a particularly rigidand. simple manner constituting one of the features of my invention.

The top rail l2, as here shown, is formed with a channel for receivingthe glass pane and with a hollow boxlike body, the walls of the glass-receiving channel having inwardly extending flanges or lips I5 betweenwhich, the margins of the glass pane extend. The side walls of thechannel of the stile l4 extend between the flanges or lips IS on theinner side thereof, the lips being cut away for this purpose, and alsothe stile I4 extends and fits into the boxlike portion of the top railat the corner thereof. The rail and stile are held together at thecorners by such interfitting and by a screw 25 threading through thebottom of the channel of the stile l4 and into a plug 26 in the rail [2.The plug is passed into the rail I! through an opening 21 in'the topthereof and is formed with an axial stem extending through the bottom ofthe glass receiving channel of the top rail and upset or riveted to saidbody, as at 28, Figure 6.

The post and each stile is formed with interfitting slidably engagingarcuate guide means, one of these parts including an arcuate channel andthe other an arcuate rib extending into the channel. As hereillustrated, the part provided on each post consists of a base plate 36having an arcuate rib 3| extending in a direction edgewise relatively tothe sash but offset from the plane of the sash, the plate 39 beingsecured to the post in any suitable manner. The plate 30 is shown asformed of two sections but may be one-piece. The part provided on thestile of the sash is a base plate or flange 32 extending at'a rightangle to the general plane of the flat sash and outwardly therefrombeing usually formed integral therewith as the stile is formed by anextruding process. The channel 33 is detachably secured to the plate, asby a number of screws 34 and extends tcward the plate 33 and receivesthe rib 3|. The channel extends the full length of the sash, so as tocoact with the rib the entire height of the sash during the raising andlowering operation.

The channel is provided with a non-metallic or fibrous yielding lining35 U-shaped in general form and coacting with both the end edge of therib and the sides thereof to hold the sash structure out of slidingmetal to metal contact with the post structure at all times. The lining35 is thus housed against weather. Thus, the channel 33 and rib 3| areoffset to the outer side of the plane of the sash.

In order to adjust the channel to properly coact with the rib to holdthe parts of the guide out of metal to metal engagement and to adjustthem against undue looseness, one of the interfitting parts isadjustable in a direction edgewise of the sash, and preferably thechannel 33 is secured to the base plate 32 by the screws 34 for thepurpose of permitting edgewise adjustment of'the channel by means ofshims 36 interposed between the channel 33 and the flange 32. By theseshims the widthwise adjustment can be made and also adjustments formisalinements out of the vertical of the post structure .and partscarried thereby.

This detachably mounting of the channel 33 on the plate 32 also permitsthe ready removal of the sash and plate 32 therewith from the frame andthe ready replacement thereof and also facilitates the initial assemblyof the channel on the rib and the sash in the frame.

40 designate face plates carriedby the posts and in the spaces 7, theseface plates 40 being opposed to the edge of the sash, that is, to theplates 32, and these plates are formed with latch or bolt receivingmeans 4| at intervals for receiving the bolts 42 of the sash-holders orlatches to hold the sash closed and at diiferent elevations. The faceplates 40 extend a short distance above the top rail of the sash whenthe sash is closed and but a short distance behind the lining 6.

The face plates are held in position by screws 50 extending therethroughand through spacers 53 in the spaces 1, these screws extending throughthe post and into sleeve screws or nuts 54 on the opposite side of thepost and serve to also secure the face plates 30 to the post. For theend windows, ordinary nuts can be substituted for sleeve screws andspacers 53 on the side of the posts opposite to that on which the endsashes are located.

A suitable weather strip 6|] coacts with the upper rail of the sash whenin closed position,

this being carried by the car body structure between the posts inposition to wipe on the top rail when the sash is closed.

Owing to the plates 3!] and 32 secured respectively to the post and thestiles of the sash, the arcuate guide means can be applied to flatsashes and to the posts in a particularly simple and economical manner,and owing to the plate 32 on each stile and the detachable channel 33,the sash and arcuate guide means can be readily assembled in the poststructure and also the sash readily removed and replaced when necessary.Also, owing to the detachable feature of the channels and the manner inwhich they are secured to the plates 32, widthwise adjustment of thechannel is readily made to conform to the widthwise spacing of the postand to variations in and misalinements of the post out of the vertical.

What I claim is:

1. In combination a window structure for vehicles comprising a windowframe including posts and a substantially flat sash mounted in theframe, a base plate provided on each sash stile and arranged at .anangle to the plane of the sash, an arcuate channel carried by the plateand facing toward the post and a second base plate provided on the postand opposed to the former plate and having an arcuate rib interfittingthe channel, one of the arcuate interfitting parts being detachablysecured to its base plate and adjustable in a direction widthwise of thesash, the interfitting ribs and channels being offset from the stiles onone side of the sash and located entirely outside of the stiles.

2. The combination in a window structure for-- vehicles comprising awindow frame including posts and a'stationary flat sash mounted in theframe, guide means including arcuate slidably interfitting parts carriedrespectively by the posts and the stiles of the sash, said arcuateinterfitting parts being located entirely on one side of the stiles ofthe sash, one of said interfitting parts being adjustable in a directionwidthwise of the sash.

ROY T. AXE.

